The Golden Compass
First of a three part fantasy/sci-fi series. Some people hate it because of it's anti God message but it's a great read. I found it hard to put down. There's even a Snopes article about the film adaptation.

Oooh, I want one of these joysticks! Each one has a C64 and 30 games in them! Games include Speedball, Pitstop 2, Eliminator, Paradroid, Cyberdyne Warrier…
Must load up Vice and give those games a blast again!
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